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	Church Asked to Change Offer in Abuse Allegations CBS 4 [Denver CO] June 23, 2006 http://cbs4denver.com/local/local_story_174180717.html (AP) Denver An advocacy group asked the Denver Archdiocese on Friday to change and expand its offer to have mediators negotiate settlements with people who say they have been molested by priests. The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests wants church officials to disclose approximately how much money they have allocated for settlements, disclose the names of "potentially dangerous predators" and extend the deadline for agreeing to participate. The group also wants church officials not to fight any lawsuits over alleged sexual abuse on grounds the statute of limitations on such claims has expired -- a defense the group calls a technicality. "I have never seen a bishop say that's not what Jesus did. It's what Enron may do, but it's not what Jesus would do," said David Clohessy, national director of SNAP. Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput last month said the church had set aside an undisclosed amount of money and hired an arbitration group to negotiate settlements with about 30 people who have filed lawsuits saying they were sexually assaulted by priests. Chaput set a three-month deadline for the accusers to decide whether to participate.
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